Connecting with Bliss

Every day, I witness people leading chaotic lifestyles, responding like robots to the negative circumstances of their lives, creating more dissonance and conflict. They seek solace in the next best thing, person or position they can find, but always end up frustrated and wondering why they are n. . .

How to Achive and Maintain a Healthy, Sexy Body

In a world where slim, slender, and sexy are the standards of the society, obesity has no place. From television programs, commercials, and product advertisements to magazine features, billboards, and internet pop-ups, you won’t be able to find men unpacked with biceps, triceps, and abdominal mus. . .

Spiritual Prosperity

You will become as great as your dominant aspiration...If you cherish a vision, a lofty ideal in your heart, you will realize it.~James Allen, As You ThinkTrue wealth is spiritual wealth.While it is fine to pursue material wealth to create positive living conditions for self and others, we should. . .

There Is No Negative In My Program

Imagine what you could achieve if: You were 100 % focused on your goal Eliminated all self -doubt Believed it were impossible to fail. Are there really individuals who think like this? I saw a story the other night about two modern day cowboys. Their real life experiences couldn't have been mo. . .

Do You Neglect The Power Of Your Mind?

James Allen, who wrote the masterpiece, As a Man Thinketh, talks about the vital power of the mind in creating success. “All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct results of his own thoughts. In a justly ordered universe, where loss of equipoise would mean total des. . .

Quest for Freedom--A Story Of Pure Courage

The Nazis stormed into the house of Stanislavsky Lech, who was Jewish, herded the entire family out at gunpoint, packed them into an overcrowded train, filled with the stench of death and despair, and sent them to Krakow. Then, before his eyes, Lech saw his entire family shot. Somehow, he managed. . .

Surfing the Edge of the Known

• Spending a lot of energy wondering what's next for you?• Oscillating from being sure you're in transition to worrying that you're being neurotic to declaring firmly that life is fine and you better not even think of rocking the proverbial boat?• Find yourself muttering, "I don't know" (and wish. . .

Exemplary Online Learning

As the demand, and supply, for online learning and distance learning of all kinds continues to increase, it's fascinating to look at what a fully developed and highly acclaimed online university is like.The University of Phoenix is a relatively new institution. Founded less than 30 years ago (in. . .

Meditation 101

“Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart. “ -Bhagavad GitaMeditation is a bit of a buzz word these days. For some it is a requirement and a respite from life’s hectic pace. For others it may be misunderst. . .

A New Conversation About Dreams: Who’s Directing Your Life?

While aspects of you encourage, “Go for your dreams,” simultaneously other parts threaten, “Don’t you dare.” A cast of characters lives inside of you and at different times you may receive conflicting or contradictory messages. If you are want to be happy, successful, and fulfilled, consider putt. . .

Realistic Time Budgeting Tips

I'm sure we've all had the experience of having a certain block of time available, and our to-do list tasks or goals that we want to accomplish in that time frame, only to turn around at the end of that period of time to have the frustrating experience of not getting nearly enough done that we th. . .

I Hate My Computer And Other Inspirational Thoughts

The New Year has not started out very well for Yours Truly. After the first day of the new year, my life went south for the rest of the winter. All I can say is, I hope it has a wonderful winter, and don't forget to write.Speaking of writing, I can sum up my feelings at this moment by saying, "I . . .

The Art of Change

The desire for change is a paradox. We know that it is important to accept ourselves and not be so self-critical, and yet at the same time we may have less-than-desirable habits we’d like to replace, traits we want to enhance, or skills we’d like to develop. Change happens unceasingly around u. . .

Why Worries Come True

Imagine each thought you think as a mental photograph.When the thought is first exposed to your brain, very little happens.But as you expose your mind to that thought again and again, the thought begins to develop and hold an image in your mind's eye just like an exposed photograph.In fact, thoug. . .

3 Simple Ways to Use Online Credit Reports to Improve Your Personal Credit

Like most Americans you may be skeptical of why an unseen online agency would want to “help” you by checking your credit score for free. I mean, aren't they just out there to get your money? The truth is, these credit checks can really help you, especially if you are trying to improve your cred. . .

Is The Glass Half-full Or Half-empty?

Keep focusing on the fullness of your life: Keep remembering your dreams, your strengths, your unique talents and skills. Be absolutely, uniquely, fully yourself and you have everything you need to create the life of your dreams. -Marc AllenThe reason you're not living your dream is because not a. . .

Create Your Best Life

"You can create what you want in life; first you have to imagine it clearly. Imagine your ideal scene," Marc Allen, The Millionaire Course.How do you use your imagination to create your ideal scene?If you want to be inspired to create your best life, I'll share with you some of the ideas I've use. . .

Meditation: The Art Of Seeking The Silence

Within every obstacle there is an equivalent or greater benefit.~Napoleon HillHow would it feel if you rose to each obstacle with calm determination...completely free of anxiety and depression...ready to face each challenge with a smile?How would it feel to look in the mirror and see yourself as . . .

The Art of Rest

I recently spent four days alone in a rustic cabin on a bluff on the wild Washington coast. I worked on my novel, read, napped, did yoga, ate huge salads, sat in the sunshine, and watched eagles eat crab scavenged from the ocean’s edge. It was one of the most truly restful retreats I’ve ever savo. . .

Shifting the Paradigm of Knowledge is Power to Applied Knowledge For Sustainable Success

Much is written about knowledge being power and that is still true. Yet, if individuals and businesses in today’s knowledge driven economy truly wish to be successful a shift is required to being able to apply knowledge. One of the most frequent challenges that I hear from potential and current. . .

How to Change the Leadership Myth

A lot is written about leadership and continues to be written about leadership. Most will agree that leadership is a primary factor in the success of organizations and individuals from small businesses to entrepreneurs. Developing effective leaders is an ongoing goal for many education and train. . .

What Do You Really, Really, Want?

ONE I was whining to a friend, asking "What do I want to do?" about my writing and she shot back, "How about asking 'What do I REALLY want?'" TWO I've been watching a dear, dear friend recovering her Self after years and years of serving everyone. She has been living under the most intense of cir. . .

Get The Man Right

One Saturday morning, a minister could not think of a sermon to write. He simply could not get inspired. He stared out of the window, at the birds splashing in the bird-bath. His mind was blank, as was the sheet of paper on his writing desk.He also had to write a sermon under difficult conditi. . .

Self-Judgment Versus Self-Compassion

We hear a lot about how important it is to be compassionate toward others, and it is very important. The problem is that you may not be able to really feel compassion toward others until you are able to feel compassionate toward yourself.In the 37 years that I’ve been doing counseling, I’ve disco. . .

Summer Observations About Rest and Guidance

I had tea with my dear friend Billy on Friday. She had just returned from two weeks in a small town in Mexico, where her daughter surfed and she rested. It was the first time in a very long time that Billy allowed herself a deep rest. She was telling me how depressed she had been since coming hom. . .

Lessons from the First Space Strike

On Apollo 13, the crew staged the first strike in the history of space travel. The date was December 27, 1973. Mission Control had sent more commands than the crew could cope with. Commander General Carr put a stop to this when he radioed in to Mission Control. “You have given us too much to do,”. . .

How To Step Into The Flow Of Abundance

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. ~ Luke 6:38All of us have needs and wants. The funny thing is that they arise no. . .

Healing Your Life

You have everything you need: a miraculous body, a phenomenal brain, and a vast and powerful subconscious mind. Now it's just a matter of focusing them in the right direction.~Marc AllenAlthough we are all born gifted with tremendous potential to conquer life, few of us rise to the occasion.By th. . .

Self Care and the Truth

I've been observing the tremendous power our interpretations of events have to influence our bodies, our moods, and our ability to be present and notice what is. An example: My knee started hurting about two weeks ago. Having had my share of knee injuries and two surgeries, I quickly assumed (or . . .

How You Can Change Your Destiny

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state. ~James Allen, As A Man ThinkethThe world you live in arises from the world within.As you think and feel, you create your outer circumstances, relationships, and choices. Your thoughts det. . .